Frank and Ernest by Thaves for January 06, 2022

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    oldpine52  over 2 years ago

    Was it Oscar Wilde who said,“I can resist anything except temptation”?

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    Doug K  over 2 years ago

    That’s good. Temptation is a problem common to everyone. Hopefully he/they recognize it as a “weakness” that needs to be worked on (dealt with) everyday. The Lord’s Prayer addresses this with “Lead us NOT into temptation.” The Prayer also deals what their “short cuts” may lead to with “… but deliver us from evil.”

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    Count Olaf Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Sounds like a senior citizen on their was to the casino.

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    uniquename  over 2 years ago

    They don’t need to be led. They do the leading.

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    DHBirr  over 2 years ago

    There was some comedy movie, many years ago, about a monk who apparently was either kleptomaniac or simply a crook. I didn’t get around to watching it, and don’t recall the title or star. The summary in the (print) ad stuck in my mind, though: “This is Brother __. Lead him not into temptation, for he’s sure to follow.”

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    KEA  over 2 years ago

    Here’s a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once. — Tallulah Bankhead

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    raybarb44  over 2 years ago

    Most of us also know sadly, but that knowledge should actually help us avoid temptation…..

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    greenlynn Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I have long thought that this phrase in the prayer needs revision.

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    thejanith Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Love it! Absolutely classic humor. Thanks for the laugh. Great way to start a day.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago

    “Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.” —Lazarus Long (actually Robert A. Heinlein)

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    schaefer jim  over 2 years ago

    In my wayward youth, I knew the shortcuts and was at times the leader of the one boy pack.

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    SKYSWIM  over 2 years ago

    Speaking of whether or not God leads us into temptation, consider what God did here with Jesus: Matthew 4:1 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

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    WilliamMedlock  over 2 years ago

    I am reminded of the phrase, “Wholesale sinning.” And to think, all my life I’ve paid list price.

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    Up Your's  over 2 years ago

    Good one.

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